Roundup of Business at City Council for the week of June 10, 2024
City Council met this week to hear and discuss a variety of topics during Council, and Standing Committee on Policy and Strategic Priorities.
Tuesday, June 10
This week’s Council meeting began with the approval of the following items on consent:
- Improvements to Roofing Installation Requirements PDF file (431 KB)
- CD-1 Rezoning: 5455 Balsam Street PDF file (1.6 MB)
- CD-1 Rezoning: 4906-4958 Main Street PDF file (1.6 MB)
After that, Council approved the following reports:
- Updating Efficiency Standards for Water Heaters in Existing Detached Homes PDF file ( 654 KB)
- Enabling Mass Timber Construction Beyond 12 Storeys PDF file (309 KB) - with amendments
- Appointment of Council Member to the Vancouver Police Board PDF file (138 KB) - with amendments
- Amendments to the Licence By-law to Implement Vacancy Control in Single Room Accommodation (SRA) Properties PDF file (66 KB)
- Improving the Effectiveness of the Standards of Maintenance (SOM) By-law PDF file (111 KB)
Operating Budget Reallocation PDF file (29 KB) is deferred to the Council meeting on June 25, 2024.
Council also approved By-laws 1 to 25 PDF file (5.8 MB), 26 to 30 PDF file (506 KB) and the following administrative motions:
- Approval of Form of Development - 481 West 49th Avenue (Formerly 427-477 West 49th Avenue) PDF file (5.3 MB)
- Approval of Form of Development – 1406 East 28th Avenue PDF file (6.7 MB)
- Approval of Form of Development – 433 West 39th Avenue (Formerly 427-449 West 39th Avenue) PDF file (1.8 MB)
- Approval of Form of Development – 2480 Renfrew Street (Formerly 2406-2484 Renfrew Street) PDF file (3.7 MB)
- Arbutus Greenway – Establishment of City Land for Street and Public Space Purposes PDF file (838 KB)
Wednesday, June 12
The Standing Committee on Policy and Strategic Priorities approved the following reports, and member’s motions:
- Vancouver Official Development Plan – Project Scope and Terms of Reference PDF file (792 KB)
- Establishing a Chinatown Cultural District PDF file (405 KB)
- Council Resolution – Brewery Lounges PDF file (120 KB)
- Requests for Leaves of Absence PDF file (114 KB)
- Anti-racism and Decolonization Education PDF file (109 KB)
- UBCM Resolution: SAFER Funding for Seniors PDF file (179 KB)
- Increasing Vancouver’s Tree Canopy for a Safer, Healthier City PDF file (132 KB) - with amendments
- UBCM Resolution: Prioritizing Infrastructure Investments to Support New Housing in Municipalities PDF file (95 KB)
- UBCM Resolution: Parental Leave PDF file (128 KB)
- UBCM Resolution: PFAS-Free Firefighting Gear Funding PDF file (126 KB)
A Council meeting was convened immediately following the Standing Committee meeting, during which Council approved the recommendations and actions of the preceding Standing Committee on Policy and Strategic Priorities.
Thursday, June 13
A Public Hearing will convene on Thursday, June 13 at 6 pm, for Council to consider the following:
- Rezoning: 988 West 32nd Avenue PDF file (20 KB)
- CD-1 Rezoning: 1026-1108 West 41st Avenue PDF file (26 KB)
- Heritage Revitalization Agreement Modification – 6161 Macdonald Street PDF file (18 KB)
- Amendments to Restricted Zones (RT-7, RT-9, CD-1 371 and CD-1 463) to Comply with Bill 44 - Provincial Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing (SSMUH) Legislation PDF file (159 KB)
- Amendments to the First Shaughnessy District Schedule and Heritage Conservation Area Official Development Plan (HCA ODP) to Comply with Bill 44 – Provincial Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing (SSMUH) Legislation PDF file (223 KB)
The next regular meeting of Council is scheduled for Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 9:30 am. Find agendas and meeting reports on council.vancouver.ca.